When I was shooting film, the only view I got of an image was on a contact sheet through a loupe. I always thought that was good enough. I could pick out the best photos and make enlargements.

Now that the images are digitized, I can easily view every photo at 11 x 14 inches on a hirez monitor. I'm seeing things in the images that, had I seen them back in the 70's, would have led me to change how I was taking my pictures, to ensure better results next time. (Though nothing beats the immediate feedback from a digital camera.)

For example, my sports photographs needed a higher shutter speed to really freeze the action. The slight motion blurs don't show up on a contact sheet, but do on the monitor.

If only I had had the things we have today back in the 70's. HiDef video cameras with digital editing and effects. Digital photography. Hi quality large format archival output color printers. Cell phones. Google.  (Insert photo of me lost in useless daydream of 'If Only'.)

Since I take the photos of life size subjects, the larger the viewed image the more the image captures what I saw in the scene in the first place.

Remember, you can click on almost any image on this site to see a larger version.